Japanese Kabuki Dancer Bronze Sculpture
A Japanese Kabuki dancer bronze sculpture holding a bucket and fan in traditional clothing.
Period is thought to be Meiji period: 1868-1912.
This Japanese Kabuki dancer bronze sculpture has a Japanese maker's stamp in the back.
Dimensions:
Height: 32.5 cm (12.79 inches)
Width: 20 cm (7.87 inches)
Base height: 13.5 cm (5.31 inches)
Base width: 15.5 cm (6.10 inches)
Weight: 5 Kg (11 lbs)
Japanese Boy On Bamboo Stilts Bronze Sculpture
A bronze sculpture of a Japanese boy on bamboo stilts (Takeuma in Japanese) from the Meiji period (1868-1912), the period in which imperial Japan opened up to the outside world and started to modernize. The sculpture has a Japanese marking on the back.
Dimensions:
Height: 53 cm (20.86 inches)
Width: 16 cm (6.29 inches)
Diameter of base: 21.5 cm (8.46 inches)
Weight: 7 Kg (15.43 lbs)
The Dying Gaul Or Dying Gladiator
The Dying Gaul sculpture is an ancient Roman marble statue now in the Capitoline Museum in Rome and it is a copy of a now lost sculpture from the Hellenistic period (323-31 BC) thought to have been made in bronze and may have been commissioned at some time between 230 and 220 BC by Attalus I of Pergamon to celebrate his victory over the Galatians, the Celtic or Gaulish people of parts of Anatolia (modern Turkey). The original sculptor is believed to have been Epigonus, a court sculptor of the Attalid dynasty of Pergamon. The sculpture of the Dying Gaul is also called The Dying Gladiator, The Dying Galatian, Galata Morente in Italian.
The sculpture is beautiful in details showing the bleeding wound of the gladiator in his right side ribs from a sword, the veins in his arms, his hair and his overall musculature.
The base features an inscription: "Galata Morente/After Pietro Angeletti/1758-1786"
Dimensions:
Height: 31 cm / 12.20 inches
Width: 60 cm / 23.62 inches
Weight: 11.9 Kg / 26.23 lbs.
Tiffany Studios Candelabra For Three Candles
A matching pair of Tiffany Studios candelabra for three candles in art nouveau style marked: Tiffany Studios/New York/7168. These Tiffany Studios candelabra are branch-like with urn shaped candle holders. These original Tiffany Studios candle sticks include the candle snuffer in both items, a piece which is usually missing in these artifacts. The candelabras are made of acid-etched gilt bronze with a beautiful patina. Made probably in the early 20th century.
These are in very good condition with beautiful patina.
Dimensions:
Height: 35 cm (13.77 inches)
Base width: 15 cm (5.9 inches)
Weight: 2.5 Kg each (5.51 lbs)
Marked: Tiffany Studios/New York/7168
Antique Candelabra with Two Branches
Antique Candelabra with two branches in rococo style featuring two mythological style fish at the base and flora.
This candelabra center piece seems to be French made in the 19th century. It is probably gold gilded bronze known as ormolu.
Dimension:
Height: 21 cm
Width: 20 cm
Base diameter: 11 cm
Weight: 1.8 Kg
USS Maine Memorial Brass Plaque
This U.S.S. Maine Memorial Brass Plaque commemorates the explosion and sinking of the ship in Havana harbor, Cuba, at 9:40 on the evening of February 15, 1898 causing the deaths of 250 out of 355 sailors on board. It is this incident that triggered the Spanish-American war that spread from the Caribbean to the Philippines ending up in American dominance over those regions.
USS Maine memorial brass plaque features the following writing and markings:
"In Memoriam / U.S.S. Maine / Destroyed in Havana Harbor / February 15th 1898 / This tablet is cast from metal recovered from the U.S.S. Maine."
The lower right corner is stamped "© C. KECK Sc. / 1913 Cast By / Jno. Williams Inc. / N.Y."
The bottom edge is stamped 1305.
On the back top left corner: "Tablet No 1305 / Charles Keck, Sculptor / Cast By / Jno Williams Inc. / Bronze Foundry / New York / 1913."
This item will include some unique photos and documents associated with the sinking of the U.S.S. Maine plaque and incident.
Dimensions:
Height: 32.5 cm (12.79 inches)
Width: 45 cm (17.71 inches)
Weight: 3.3 Kg (7.27 lbs)
Alan Shepard Memorabilia American Legion Plaque
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This is a piece of Alan Shepard memorabilia that has not been seen for decades. It is probably a one of a kind plaque commissioned and presented to astronaut and naval pilot Alan Shepard Jr. for his amazing accomplishment of being the first American and the second human after Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagerin to orbit the earth. On May 5, 1961, Shepard piloted the Mercury-Redstone 3 mission and named his spacecraft, Mercury Spacecraft 7, Freedom 7.
As a show of appreciation and admiration for his incredible achievement in the height of the Cold War and the start of the space race, the American Legion decided to present Alan Shepard with this plaque as an award.
Dimensions:
Height: 49 cm (19.29)
Width: 35.5 cm (13.97 inches)
Weight: 7.9 Kg (17.41 lbs)
Knight, Death and the Devil Copper Relief
Knight, Death and the Devil copper relief depicting the famous engraving by German artist Albrecht Durer from 1513. The work features an armored knight riding on his horse with his dog beside him as he is followed by the Devil and the angel of death from the cliff and woods near him.
Specifications:
Height: 31.5 cm (12.4 inches)
Width: 28 cm (11 inches)
Measurements include the frame
German Brass Menorah
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Antique German Brass Menorah said to be a retirement gift especially made for a commercial banker that worked from 1896-1921 as written in the inscription on the Menorah's base. This Menorah is made of heavy brass and is beautifully made either in Germany or Northern Europe.
Specifications:
Height: 53 cm
Width: 48 cm
Weight: 6 Kg
Man Drinking From Jar By Nachum Gutman
A bronze statue of a man drinking from a jar by Nachum Gutman, one of the most famous and prolific early Israeli artists. Nachum Gutman was born in 1898 in Bessarabia and immigrated to Israel in 1905 when under the Ottoman Empire's rule. Gutman was influenced by biblical stories as well as the everyday life of the Arab population, especially in Jaffa and the now city of Tel-Aviv.
This bronze statue of a man drinking from a jar is sculpted in a primitive style where parts of material are added on to one another forming the shape without much smoothing or finishing touches.
Specifications:
Height: 32 cm
Width: 27 cm
Weight: 5.5 Kg
Year Made: 1961
Marked: 6/7 with Nachum Gutman signed in Hebew נחום גוטמן
US Navy Deep Sea Diver’s Knife
Original U.S. Navy WW2 KA-BAR marked deep sea diving knife with brass scabbard. The knife has a one side serrated blade and the knife screws into the scabbard. The hilt is wood with a brass pommel. This A standard issue knife for all US World War 2 deep sea divers. This knife is marked as made by Union Cutlery Co. Olean NY.
Specifications:
Total knife length (not including scabbard): 33 cm (13 inches)
Blade length: 18 cm (7 inches)
Hilt length: 15 cm (6 inches)
Scabbard length: 21.5 cm (8.46 inches)
British Navy Diver Knife By Siebe Heinke
British Royal Navy diver's knife by Siebe Heinke London with brass scabbard and hilt. This rare British diver's knife is one of a limited production that were made by Siebe Heinke between 1962-1965. This British Navy brass depth diver knife has a non-magnetic scabbard with a belt loop. It is in very good condition and a rare find due to the limited quantities produced and the condition.
Specifications:
Total knife length (not including scabbard): 27.5 cm
Blade length: 16 cm
Hilt length: 11.5 cm
Scabbard length: 21 cm
Total length with scabbard: 31 cm